Forest fire in Artenara, Spain (2019-08-13)

<br/> Activation time (UTC): 2019-08-13 12:31:00<br/> Event time (UTC): 2019-08-10 13:16:00<br/> Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br/> <br/> Activation reason: <br/> On 10/08/2019, a fire started in the Municipality of Artenara, which is in the western part of Gran Canaria Island. As a consequence of this fire, hundreds of people have been forced to evacuate their homes. The municipalities of Tejeda, Artenara and Gáldar are among the villages where people were told to leave their homes.<br/> <br/> Reference products: 0<br/> Delineation products: 0<br/> Grading products: 1<br/> <br/> Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.<br/>